Graham Reeks

Graham Reeks Graham still remembers his first sip of beer; it took both hands and most of his strength to lift the pint pot, but afterwards he stood up on a chair and threw a bullseye. Many years later he developed a passion, if not a habit, for real ale. At university he found a way of combining this passion with study and wrote a joyfully researched Master's thesis on the genesis of CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale). He emigrated to Australia in 2005 - just as craft beer seemed to be taking off. These days Graham writes about beer and hosts tasting sessions on the Sunshine Coast.

Web Site: http://www.ofnofixedabode.wordpress.com/

An Aussie brewer at Thornbridge

June 29, 2012

Graham Reeks heads to the UK to visit Thornbridge Brewery where he meets a Melburnian helping revitalise Britain’s stodgy beer scene...
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Oktoberfest every day

September 21, 2011

Kitsch means different things to different people. For some it’s their Granny’s nasty flowery curtains and antimacassars, for others it’s simply Neil Diamond. I’ve always baulked at the sheer concept of themed pubs. A Rose & Crown outside England just isn’t right, and while I’m sure Ireland has hundreds of ‘craicing’ pubs, thousands of...
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Small Packages

July 19, 2011

Don't be fooled by the shirt, Terro is selling good beer...

Did you hear the one about the Finnish snowboarding ex-pearler with a penchant for home brewing and selling craft beer in Caloundra? No? Well read on. Pint sized Tero Kanko smiles and reaches under the counter of his Golden Beach Tavern bottle shop. His grin widens as he says, “and there’s this.” He’s been...
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What the FWK?

April 27, 2011

Graham Reeks discovers his safe place – a place between homebrewing and buying beer off the shelf.
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Out of the shadows, into the Sunshine

April 11, 2011

The Sunshine Coast Brewery has stepped out of the shadows with a new bar on the Coast – Graham Reeks went for a little looksee.
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The perfect pub?

January 11, 2011

In the giddy aftermath of World War II George Orwell penned an essay on the fictitious English pub, the Moon Under Water, outlining the ten criteria it fulfilled as the perfect pub. Curiously (given he frequently included descriptions of pubs in his books, and even described the life of a hop-picker in Kent*) Orwell...
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